Fastener for gloves and the like.



J. H. FISHER.

FASTBNER FOR GLOVES AND THE'LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 11.23, 1909.- I

947,808. I Patented Feb. 1.1910.

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i c UNITED s'rar'rns To all whom it may concern:

PATENT.

"JOHN H. FISHER, or, WASHINGTON, ms'rmc'r or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF 'oNn-rrrmn H 'ro BERNARDM. BRIDGET AND ONE-THIRD rowILLIAM ooNEY, or wasrr- INGroN, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

FASTENER son GLovEs AND THE Lime.

Sp cfl cation of Letters Patent.

Be it known that I, JOHN H. FISHER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at vVashihgton, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Gloves and the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make r: and use the same.

The invention relates to fastening devices for gloves and other articles of apparel and -'ha s for'its object to provide a simple, durable, cheap and efiicient construction of twopart fastener capable of being readily and instantly locked or unlocked to fasten and unfasten the parts of the glove, but which 1 is-incapable of'being accidentally unlocked .after it has'been once secured. In practically all of the glove fasteners, as heretofore constructed, the parts go together and are held in engaged relation by spring pressure so that any unusual force such as the quick 25.

- of the fastener.

' plicated and expensive or, in the alternative,

closing of the hand or sudden twisting movement of the wrist will disengage the parts Some attempts have been -made heretofore to produce a fastener to .,overeome these difficulties, but so far as I am advised, these devices have been too comave failed of their intended purpose. Ac-

.tual experience, under the most exacting luconditions, has demonstrated that my improved fastener not only secures the parts together in such relation that they cannot be accidentally displaced, but has further shown that the fastener can be made in such fastener.

'1 forni as to be applied with a minimum of 40 labor and expense to all the uses to which -=the ordinary spring snap two-part fastener has been heretofore put without in any way modifying the' parts of the glove or other article to be fastened.

' The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

ing the mode of applying the parts of the -Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same with the parts in locked engagement. Fig. 3 is a similar view showfastener in the locking and-unlocking operation. Fig. 4; is a plan view of the retainview of the stud member,

' oreparlieularly. to the eyelet 3',i 1 lieal'es the hollow cylindrical 'i the} eyelet member which is owerg edgc with an out- ,fl'ange i 5 and an inwardly 4. \l'iich u g member I p in, the eyelet p er-ition of bringing'ithe n.','Surrounding.

in a hollow recess therein, is a. ring like lending spring tongue 9 having its inner and central portion cupped or dished and having a downward trend or set so as to cause the spring tongue to engage the upper end of the head of the.slud member, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The ring member is preferably held in place on the collar 6 by spinning or crimping the cap piece 7 about its peripheral edge suflicieutly to cause it to engage the spring memher 2) and hold the same in position with a relatively slight pressure just sufiicient to prevent the ring being displaced.

The studmember of the fastener coinprises a body portionl'l provided with an intermediate flange 12and a removable washer 13 about its lower edge, which latter .is adapted to be secured to the bottom portion by any appropriate means and to clamp the material of the glove or other article besurfaee offlange 12. Above the flange 12 the body portion of the stud is provided ing spring member, and Fig. 5' is apl an j j '55 Referring tothe drawings, 1 indicates the eyeletor female member and 2 the stud :or-

nembenjboth parts being considered nd secured theret qby tween its inner surface and the adjacent 4 Patented Feb. 1, 1910. H Applicationfiled January 23, 1909. Serial No. 473.825.

so Disposed on the upper face of the collar 6,

member 8 provided with an inwardly ex-" flange 4 about-.the central opening in the eyelet member. The opposite side of the head, with respect to the shoulder 15, merges into the conical neck 16 and forms therewith a reentrant angle which receives the flange 4: of the eyelet member and permits the head of the stud member to pass through the openin in the eyelet member in the operaen aging and disez'igaging the two members (it the fastening device.

In applying the improved fastener to a glove or other article, comprising parts to be secured together, the eyelet member is attached to one )art of'the glove as a, by passing the cylindrical neck portion 3 through a perforation in the material of the glove and then securing the collar 6 with its attached cap piece 7 and spring 9 to said collar 3, by spinning or otherwise expanding the neck 3 within the collar 6, whereby the eyelet member is securely attached to one side of the glove. The stud member is attached to the other portion of the glove or other article by passing the lower end of the body portion ll through an opening in the material of the glove and clamping the latter firmly in position by means of the washer 13 which is titled over the end of the.

body portion 11, as will be understood.

After the two men'ibers ot the tastcner have been attached to the glove or other article, in proper relation, the mcthodbl engagin and disengaging the stud and eyelet menibers with each other will be appar-.

' cssary to bring the end of the head H, of

.the stud member, against the lower flange of the eyelet member and press the eyelet. member downwardly. By reason of theinclina tion of the lower surface of the flange '4 adjacent the central opening in the eyelet member, the end of the head 14 of the stud member will be accurately and quickly guided into the said 0 )ening without further attention. COIItlIIUQ-Il pressure on the cap of the eyelet member causes the head 14- to pass into the eyelet member until the nose of.

the head engages the dished lmdcr surface against-its normal downward set until the head 14 has passed entirely through the opening in the bottom of the'eyelet member, after which the set of spring 9 forces the stud member in the direction of the axis of the latter and laterally until the shoulder l5.engages and is locked against the inner surface of flange 4, as shown mor particularly in Fig. It will thus be seen that the head is locked securely between the spring 9 and the shoulder l oflhe eyelet member and an only be released by pressing the two members of the fastener together and sliding them laterally a distance tocause the shoulder 15 to pass out of engagement with the flange 4, which can only be effected by causing the head 1-2 to move spring 9 up ward and out of its normal position. \V'hen the parts have been moved to this relative adjustment, a slight upward twist of the the fastener is closed. It is apparent that when the parts are in this position, the lateral pressure of the head will force the spring upward so that. the head may be released, as hercinbe'fore indicated, but when the socket member and stud member are turned relatively to each other therelative positions of the head and spring will be changed in such a way that theghcad will act transi'crsely on the spring in. had of longitudinally thereof, whereby th'e upward movement ot'lhe spring and lhe disengagcment of the head are prevcnftcd. 'lhis arrangement therefore provides for the easy unlocking ot' the. fastener. when the parts are in a predetermined position but makes it; impossible for thedevice to become unfastcncd when there is any angular turning of the parts such as is bound to occur when the wrist of the user is flexed. The mere teusioning or flexing of the wrist is usually suilicient to open the ordinary glove fastener, but by this invention the turning move ment of the parts of the fastener occasioned by the flexure of the wrist causes said parts of spring member 9, lifting the said spring of the fastener to assume av locked position entirely surrounding the same, 'wardly tending spring above the opening;

' of a stud member having a laterally ins and isheld in engagement therewith by said outwardly extending 7 spring. 1 l0 2. 1n a fastener for gloves or the like, the combination with an eyelet member having a circular bottom' opening, a flange adjacent thereto, and a centrally disposed downwardly tending spring tongue above the said 0 ening and provided with a cupshaped end of a'stud member having a laterally inclined head adapted to pass through the opening and'engage the cup-shaped end of the spring tongue, and a shoulder at the bottom of'the inclined headto engage the flange at one-side of the opening;

In a fastener for gloves and the like, the combination with an eyelet member comprising a base portion having inwardly and flanges and a circular opening, the inner flange being beveled toward the opening, a cap section secured to the base, a ring having a centrally disposed downwardly tendin r spring tongue held be tween the cap and base; of a stud member having a laterally inclined head adapted to pass through the opening and engage the spring tongue, and a shoulder at the bottom of .the inclined head to engage the flange at one side of the opening.

4'. In a glove fastener, the combination of a socket member having an inwardly directed flange. at the bottom, a stud member. provided with a head that is inclined in lateral and u'pwarddirection. with respect to the body portion thereof, said head having a flange-engaging shoulder at one and a down- I side,

and a spring tongue within said .socket in a plane perpendicular to the axis of said inclined head and engagesIthe extremity of said head to hold the shoulder seated. on the flange. v

5. In a glove fastener, thecombination of an eyelet member comprising a substantially member which is normally disposed cylindrical body portion having a circular bottom opening and a flat inwardly directed flange entirely surrounding the same, a sprin tongue within the eyelet member incline' downward from the upper portion thereof and having'a' cupped or dished free end, and a stud member having a head with a lateral and upward, inclination with respect to the body portion of. said stud, said head having a shoulder at oneside which rests on the flange of the eyelet member when the stud member enters the latter, the lifplfl extremity of said head being engage thecupped end of said spring.

6. In a glove fastener, the combination of an eyelet member having a substantially cylindrical body, flange at the bottom defining a circular opening, a stud member having a head inc ined laterally and upwardly with respect to the body portion thereof, said head being connected with said body portion by means of a neck forming a reentrant angle with the head at one side and a flange engaging shoulder at the opposite side, and a sprin within the eyelet member to press the hea laterally and thereby hold the shoulder against the flange. t

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN H. FISHER. v Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. BRxAN'r, CHAS. J. ONEIILL.

and an inwardly directed 

